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Papiamento (English: / ˌ p æ p i ə ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ, ˌ p ɑː-/) [3] or Papiamentu (English: /-t uː /; Dutch: Papiaments [ˌpaːpijaːˈmɛnts]) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao). [4]
Since then, the island has embraced this native language. A Papiamento dictionary and fairy tales written in Papiamento are now readily available on the island. Aruba is a multilingual society. Most of Aruba's population is able to converse in at least three of the languages of Papiamento, Dutch, English, and Spanish.
This category page lists people who speak or spoke Papiamento with some degree of fluency, but not necessary as native speakers. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Papiamento (spoken on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in the Caribbean) is closely related to the Upper Guinea Creoles: [1] Guinea-Bissau Creole and especially with Cape Verdean Creole. Papiamento has a Portuguese basis, but has undergone a large Spanish [14] and considerable Dutch influence.
Papiamentu, or What Can a Literature Do for its Language", in Hoogbergen, Wim (ed.), Born Out of Resistance. On Caribbean Cultural Creativity , Utrecht: Isor-Publications Fertel, Rien (2014), Imagining the Creole City: The Rise of Literary Culture in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans , Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press
The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean: . Spanish (official language of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bay Islands (Honduras), Corn Islands (Nicaragua), Isla Cozumel, Isla Mujeres (Mexico), Nueva Esparta (Venezuela), the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela and San Andrés ...
Ritmo Kombina (Combined rhythm) is a style of popular Dutch Antillean music, influenced by zouk and soca music. The lyrics of combined rhythm are generally in the local Papiamento language. Performers
On Saba and St. Eustatius, the majority of the education is in English only, with some bilingual English-Dutch schools. 90-93% of the Dutch people can also speak English as a foreign language. (see also: English language in the Netherlands) Papiamento is an official language in the special municipality of Bonaire.